The Lakers could choose an alum to run the show. Bryan Scott is a potential candidate, according to Pro Basketball Talk. Scott is a former Laker that coached the then-New Jersey Nets to two NBA Finals. Since, though, he has had less-than-stellar stints with the New Orleans Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Hollins last ran the show for the Memphis Grizzlies, leading them to a Western Conference Finals appearance before receiving the axe. He’s a fit because unlike D’Antoni, he’s an old-school sort of guy.

Van Gundy’s name notoriously surfaces when a major coaching job opens up, though time and time again he has opted to remain in the broadcasting booth. Pro Basketball Talks points out Van Gundy would likely want to handpick his own personnel guy, while Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss may want to reserve that power.

Then there’s the two high-profile college coaches: Kentucky’s John Calipari and Connecticut’s Kevin Ollie.

Calipari’s name popped up soon after the Wildcats’ loss to UConn in the national title game, but he’s since denied interest in moving to the NBA.

Ollie boasts experience as an NBA player and impressed the league by coaching the underdog Huskies all the way to a championship. Ollie hails from Los Angeles and could get strong references from Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden from his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Possible there won’t be a superstar coach available to Lakers, but there’s a hometown kid on fast-track to become one: UConn’s Kevin Ollie.

Messina has been mentioned as a fit for the Timberwolves, and like Scott, Lue is a former Laker and is viewed as an up-and-coming coach.

And of course, the next coach will likely have to gain the approval of Kobe Bryant

Per CBS Sports:

The final piece — and perhaps the most important one — is what Bryant wants. Though he is nearing the end of a Hall of Fame career, Bryant’s two-year, $48.5 million extension and his career-long service to the Lakers gives him unmistakable clout in the organization.